Hongtao Sun, an expert in nanoscience and nanotechnology, will join the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering as an assistant professor on Aug. 15. He is also a co-hire of the Materials Research Institute.
A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating was found by researchers who said these unique properties have applications in solar cells and nanoelectronics.
Cecilio Ortiz Garcia and Marla Perez-Lugo, co-founders of the University of Puerto Rico’s National Institute of Energy and Island Sustainability, will speak about the effort to reform electricity access on the island following Hurricane Maria at this month’s Science on Tap event, which will take place at 7 p.m. July 16 at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.
When Hurricane Sandy hit the eastern seaboard in 2012, entire city skylines went completely black with the curious exception of a few small areas still emitting light, thanks to their use of combined heat and power systems, a key component to microgrids. Jim Freihaut, professor of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, sees these microgrids not as exceptions but as the norm of the future.
“DisemPOWERed: Puerto Rico's Perfect Storm,” a film that examines the reasons why Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, will premiere at Penn State. The screening will occur at 6:30 p.m. July 23 in Foster Auditorium in Pattee Library on Penn State's University Park campus. A panel discussion will follow the screening.
Two Penn State faculty members have been named Energy 2100 Fellows. Chris Gorski, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, specializing in environmental engineering, and James Freihaut, professor of architectural engineering, specializing in building mechanical systems, are both in the College of Engineering.
Penn State alumnus Andrew Ott, the chief executive officer and president of PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest power grid in North America, will be a keynote speaker at the 2019 Energy Days conference on May 29.
In May of 2018, environmental engineer Bruce Logan received funding from the provost’s office to launch “Energy 2100,” a multi-year initiative to harness Penn State’s vast and wide-ranging activity in the area of renewable energy research. The goal, Logan said, is to maximize the University’s contributions toward creation of a carbon-neutral global energy economy by the turn of the next century.
Daniel Kammen will be a featured guest at Energy Days, Penn State's annual conference that brings together professionals working in and with the energy sector, May 29-30.
A new seed grant program titled “Materials for Enhancing Energy and Environmental Stewardship" offers at least $500,000 in funding. The deadline for applying is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22.
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit proposals for seed grant funding that will support energy and environmental research conducted in Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) facilities.
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) and the Department of Architectural Engineering will hold a meeting on high-performance buildings in connection with IEE’s 2018 seed grant call. The event will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in 211 Keller Building.
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment announced the availability of seed grant funds focused on energy and the environment. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 7. An informational webinar is scheduled for Oct. 10.
Michael Jacobson, professor of forest resources in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, has been named the first Global Faculty Fellow in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
The Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute has announced the results of its Department of General Services electricity shopping event, where the institute solicits the accounts of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencies for lower electricity supplier pricing. By comparing published utility company rates to bids from prospective suppliers, PSFEI enabled DGS to lock in lower rates for 214 accounts, spread across 19 agencies, for a total of more than $4 million in savings for the Commonwealth.
